At a family dinner, Shen Zhiyi prepared twelve dishes, yet there was no seat belonging to her. Six sets of tableware were set on the dining table, but only her chair was moved away; she could only dine sitting on a small kitchen stool, watching everyone in the living room raise their glasses and laugh. Shen Zhiyi did not argue, and within three days sold off at a discount the marital home she had painstakingly saved up for six years, heading south alone. She took over a tricky project, coordinating with suppliers, optimizing plans, and catching up on deadlines, rising through her own efforts to become the regional project director.